Serge Gainsbourg "Ballade de Melody Nelson" lyrics

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Ballade de Melody Nelson

Ça c'est l'histoireDe Melody NelsonQu'à part moi-même personneN'a jamais pris dans ses brasÇa vous étonneMais c'est comme ça

Elle avait de l'amourPauvre Melody NelsonOuais, elle en avait des tonnesMais ses jours étaient comptésQuatorze automnesEt quinze étés

Un petit animalQue cette Melody NelsonUne adorable garçonneEt si délicieuse enfantQue je n'ai con-Nue qu'un instant.

Oh ! Ma MelodyMa Melody NelsonAimable petite conneTu étais la conditionSine qua nonDe ma raison

Ballad of Melody Nelson

This is the storyof Melody NelsonWhom apart from myself no oneEver took in their armsThat surprises youBut that's how it is

She had lovePoor Melody NelsonYeah, she had tons of itBut her days were numberedFourteen autumnsAnd fifteen summers

A little animalThat Melody NelsonAn adorable little girlAnd such a delicious childWhom I only knew*For an instant

Oh! My MelodyMy Melody NelsonLovable little idiotYou were the conditionSine qua nonOf my reason

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